Amazon River Passage Through Para to Manaus
The article travels by steamer from Para to Manaus describing Para’s jungle edge cityscape, markets, and aging buildings, then river life, wood stations, and crowded cabins. It notes fauna like pirarucu, piranhas, and manatees, and ends in Manaus with its modern amenities and empty opera house.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
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Brazil
Amazon River
Amazon Valley
Para
Netherlands
Manaus
North Atlantic
Congo
Amazonia
Amazon
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Brewery
Calendar Reform Crews Propose 12 Month 364 Day System
The piece notes Julius Caesar added August to align with July and critiques calendar irregularities. It cites 20 nations forming committees with the League of Nations, Orthodox Church backing a world calendar, and favors a 12 month 364 day plan with one extra year day. Each quarter would start with an 81 day month, followed by two 30 day months, with 26 working days per month.
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Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
League of Nations
Thumbprints and individuality in a world of uniformity
A columnist cites crimonology and thumb prints to argue against universal adult fingerprinting. They note vast natural differences exist among people and warn against regimentation and loss of privacy despite calls for identification in doubt. The piece quotes the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on the lack of privacy.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Prison Slang as Verse Across Cells and Crime Tales
A New York Sun piece notes how prison slang offers poetic turns of phrase and compares it to classical lines. It cites J Louis Kuethe’s list including tears for pets and sunshine for gold, with echoes of Shakespeare Campion and T S Eliot.
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J. Louis Kuetha
Johns Hopkins University Library
Rose
Campion
S. Eliot
Great Meadow
New York Sun
Spark plug cleaner ad touts gas savings claim
Ad repeats a claim that cleaning spark plugs saves money by stopping a gallon of gas waste. It promotes an AC Spark Plug Cleaner aimed at cleaning plugs to improve efficiency.
Firestone Tire Triple Guarantee Offer Promises Lifetime Performance
The ad touts a Triple Guarantee with unequaled performance records for life against all defects. It also promises twelve months against all road hazards and six months in commercial service, encouraging customers to call the nearest Firestone for details.
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Firestone
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